John Tapp Racing

With a team rarely exceeding twenty five horses Sara Ryan is able to do things a little differently to the bigger stables. She goes to great lengths to give her horses something to think about other than the grind of training and racing. One beneficiary of her alternative routine is Attractable who propelled her to dizzy heights by winning the Big Dance. We talk to a young lady who first encountered thoroughbreds on the show jumping circuit, and became fascinated with the breed. Sara begins by talking about Attractable’s unusual racing style. She recalls breaking Attractable in before he went to Peter Moody which gave her a head start when the horse returned to her care at Kulnura. Sara recalls the tactics she employed in the lead up to the Big Dance. The trainer talks of her pre race nerves on Big Dance day and the support extended by her immediate family. Sara takes us back to early days on Sydney’s north shore where a school friend introduced her to horses. She was instantly hooked, and immediately began t